Merz says Germany will organize airlift of humanitarian aid to Gaza

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leaves after a press conference on home and foreign policy in Berlin, Germany, July 18, 2025. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leaves after a press conference on home and foreign policy in Berlin, Germany, July 18, 2025. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Germany will organize an airlift of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, says Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

“The German government, in cooperation with Jordan, will immediately establish an airlift for humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Merz says, adding that Berlin will work with Paris and London on the initiative.

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